[D-man]

I don't think you need to be in a prog rock band to use one, check out R.E.M's album "new adventures in hifi" for some notable ebow use.

I used to have one of these, but lost it somewhere along the way and I liked it enough that I've considered buying a new one even though they cost something like $100.

Yea, I just made the prog rock comment as we've gotten a lot of criticism about the ebow usage.

To me, buying any device or effect pedal all comes down to a matter of personal taste and preference. I used to love them, now I tend to avoid effects altogether as I hate relying on stompboxes to actually work onstage. I have the worst luck with that sort of thing.